Terms
of use

Last Updated: 04.06.23

‍Welcome, and thank you for your interest in BlockJoy, Inc. (“BlockJoy,” “we,” or “us”) and our website at www.blockjoy.com, along with our related websites, hosted applications, mobile or other downloadable applications, application programming interfaces (“APIs”), and other services provided by us (collectively, the “Service”). These Terms of Service are a legally binding contract between you and BlockJoy regarding your use of the Service.

• BlockJoy Service Overview. BlockJoy provides a custom solution to deploy and manage blockchain (Nodes, Validators, ETLs). As part of the Service, we may also provide you with access to our APIs for integration with the Service, including related documentation, templates, or developer code.
• Eligibility. You must be at least 18 years old to use the Service. By agreeing to these Terms, you represent and warrant to us that: (a) you are at least 18 years old; (b) you have not previously been suspended or removed from the Service; and (c) your registration and your use of the Service is in compliance with any and all applicable laws and regulations. If you are an entity, organization, or company, the individual accepting these Terms on your behalf represents and warrants that they have authority to bind you to these Terms and you agree to be bound by these Terms. 
• Accounts and Registration. To access most features of the Service, you must register for an account. When you register for an account, you may be required to provide us with some information about yourself, such as your name, email address, or other contact information. You agree that the information you provide to us is accurate, complete, and not misleading, and that you will keep it accurate and up to date at all times. When you register, you will be asked to create a password. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, and you accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account. If you believe that your account is no longer secure, then you should immediately notify us at hello@blockjoy.com.

• General Payment Terms. Certain features of the Service may require you to pay fees. Before you pay any fees, you will have an opportunity to review and accept the fees that you will be charged. All fees are in U.S. Dollars and are non-refundable unless otherwise specifically provided for in these Terms.

  1. Price. BlockJoy reserves the right to determine pricing for the Service. BlockJoy will make reasonable efforts to keep pricing information published on the Service up to date. We encourage you to check our pricing page periodically for current pricing information. BlockJoy may change the fees for any feature of the Service, including additional fees or charges, if BlockJoy gives you advance notice of changes before they apply. BlockJoy, at its sole discretion, may make promotional offers with different features and different pricing to any of BlockJoy’s customers. These promotional offers, unless made to you, will not apply to your offer or these Terms. 
  2. Authorization. You authorize BlockJoy to charge all sums for the orders that you make and any level of Service you select as described in these Terms or published by BlockJoy, including all applicable taxes, to the payment method specified in your account. If you pay any fees with a credit card, then BlockJoy may seek pre-authorization of your credit card account prior to your purchase to verify that the credit card is valid and has the necessary funds or credit available to cover your purchase. 
  3. Subscription Service. The Service may include certain subscription-based plans with automatically recurring payments for periodic charges (“Subscription Service”). The “Subscription Billing Date” is the date when you purchase your first subscription to the Service. The Subscription Service will begin on the Subscription Billing Date and continue for the subscription period that you select on your account (such period, the “Initial Subscription Period”), and will automatically renew for successive periods of the same duration as the Initial Subscription Period (the Initial Subscription Period and each such renewal period, each a “Subscription Period”) unless you cancel the Subscription Service or we terminate it. If you activate a Subscription Service, then you authorize BlockJoy or its third-party payment processors to periodically charge, on a going-forward basis and until cancellation of the Subscription Service, all accrued sums on or before the payment due date. For information on the “Subscription Fee”, please see blockjoy.com. Your account will be charged automatically on the Subscription Billing Date and thereafter on the renewal date of your Subscription Service for all applicable fees and taxes for the next Subscription Period. You must cancel your Subscription Service before it renews in order to avoid billing of the next periodic Subscription Fee to your account. BlockJoy or its third-party payment processor will bill the periodic Subscription Fee to the payment method associated with your account or that you otherwise provide to us. You may cancel the Subscription Service by removing nodes and hosts from the BlockJoy user interface or API, or contacting us at hello@blockjoy.com. YOUR CANCELLATION MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE THE RENEWAL DATE IN ORDER TO AVOID CHARGE FOR THE NEXT SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD.
  4. Delinquent Accounts. BlockJoy may suspend or terminate access to the Service, including fee-based portions of the Service, for any account for which any amount is due but unpaid. In addition to the amount due for the Service, a delinquent account will be charged with fees or charges that are incidental to any chargeback or collection of any the unpaid amount, including collection fees. If your payment method is no longer valid at the time a renewal Subscription Fee is due, then BlockJoy reserves the right to delete your account and any information or User Content (defined below) associated with your account without any liability to you. 

• Licenses

  1. Limited License. Subject to your complete and ongoing compliance with these Terms, BlockJoy grants you, solely for your personal or internal use, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to: (a) install and use one object code copy of any downloadable node application provided with the Service on a device that you own or control; and (b) access and use the Service. In the event that we make one or more of our APIs and any related documentation available to you, we further grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, nontransferable, revocable license to use, and implement such API(s), including any updates, upgrades or new releases, as reasonably necessary for your use of the Service, which may include incorporating such API into your User Systems for your personal or internal business purposes. “User Systems” means any software, hardware, or systems of you or, if you are an entity, organization, or company, your affiliates or contractors. You may extend your rights, benefits and protections to your affiliates and to contractors acting on your or your affiliates’ behalf, so long as you remain responsible for their compliance hereunder.
  2. License Restrictions. Except and solely to the extent such a restriction is impermissible under applicable law, you may not: (a) reproduce, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or create derivative works of the Service; (b) make modifications to the Service, including the API and any related documentation; (c) interfere with or circumvent any feature of the Service, including any security or access control mechanism; (d) sell, lease, loan, provide, distribute or otherwise transfer any derivative works of the Service to any third party; (e) remove, alter, or cover any copyright notices or other proprietary rights notices placed or embedded on or in any part of the Service or output of the Service, or otherwise infringe any of BlockJoy’s or its licensors’ intellectual property rights; (f) use the Service to develop any competing offering; (g) create or develop any application or other software that exposes or discloses any BlockJoy API to end users; (h) interfere with the normal operation of the Service, including any BlockJoy API; or (i) cause or permit any third party to do any of the foregoing. If you are prohibited under applicable law from using the Service, then you may not use it.  
  3. User Representations. You represent and warrant that you: (i) will not use any Third-Party Components (defined below) for any purpose in violation of applicable laws; and (ii) have obtained and will maintain all necessary rights, permissions and licenses, in any content, materials, data, or code appearing, used, or stored in your nodes and that the nodes will be in full compliance with all terms of applicable third party services, including each relevant blockchain.
  4. Feedback. We respect and appreciate the thoughts and comments from our users. If you choose to provide input and suggestions regarding existing functionalities, problems with or proposed modifications or improvements to the Service (“Feedback”), then you hereby grant BlockJoy an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free right and license to exploit the Feedback in any manner and for any purpose, including to improve the Service and create other products and services. We will have no obligation to provide you with attribution for any Feedback you provide to us. 
  5. Free Trial. From time to time, BlockJoy may make the Service or certain features thereof available to you on a trial basis at its sole discretion (“Free Trial”) for a trial period of 30 days (“Trial Period”). During the Trial Period, BlockJoy grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Service made available to you solely for your internal evaluation and no other purposes. You agree that such Free Trial is made “as is” without warranty of any kind, express or implied. BlockJoy will have no obligation to maintain, correct, update, change, modify, or otherwise support the Free Trial and may discontinue providing the Free Trial at any time, with or without notice to you. BlockJoy will not be liable for any lost revenue, lost profits, or other direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of or related in any way to the Free Trial, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. You may terminate the Free Trial and these Terms by providing BlockJoy with 5-day prior written notice at any time during the Trial Period. If you do not terminate the Free Trial, the Free Trial will be automatically converted into a fee-bearing license upon the expiration of the Trial Period, and you will pay BlockJoy all applicable fees according to Section 4.

• Ownership; Proprietary Rights. The Service is owned and operated by BlockJoy. The visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, information, data, computer code (including source code or object code), products, software, services, and all other elements of the Service provided by BlockJoy (“Materials”) are protected by intellectual property and other laws. All Materials included in the Service are the property of BlockJoy or its third-party licensors. Except as expressly authorized by BlockJoy, you may not make use of the Materials. There are no implied licenses in these Terms and BlockJoy reserves all rights to the Materials not granted expressly in these Terms.

• Third-Party Terms

  1. Third-Party Services and Linked Websites. The Service may contain links to third-party websites. Linked websites are not under BlockJoy’s control, and BlockJoy is not responsible for their content. Please be sure to review the terms of use and privacy policy of any third-party services before you share any User Content or information with such third-party services. Once sharing occurs, BlockJoy will have no control over the information that has been shared. 
  2. Third-Party Software. The Service may include or incorporate third-party software components that are generally available free of charge under licenses granting recipients broad rights to copy, modify, and distribute those components (“Third-Party Components”). Although the Service is provided to you subject to these Terms, nothing in these Terms prevents, restricts, or is intended to prevent or restrict you from obtaining Third-Party Components under the applicable third-party licenses or to limit your use of Third-Party Components under those third-party licenses. For clarity, the API does not include Third-Party Components, and use of Third-Party Components is subject to applicable terms and conditions.

• User Content

  1. User Content Generally. Certain features of the Service may permit users to submit, upload, publish, broadcast, or otherwise transmit (“Post”) content to the Service, including messages, reviews, data, text, and any other works of authorship or other works (“User Content”). You retain any copyright and other proprietary rights that you may hold in the User Content that you Post to the Service, subject to the licenses granted in these Terms.
  2. Limited License Grant to BlockJoy. By Posting User Content to or via the Service, you grant BlockJoy a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid right and license (with the right to sublicense through multiple tiers) to host, store, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform (including by means of a digital audio transmission), communicate to the public, reproduce, modify for the purpose of formatting for display, create derivative works as authorized in these Terms, and distribute your User Content, in whole or in part, in any media formats and through any media channels, in each instance whether now known or hereafter developed. All of the rights you grant in these Terms are provided on a through-to-the-audience basis, meaning the owners or operators of external services will not have any separate liability to you or any other third party for User Content Posted or otherwise used on external services via the Service. You agree to pay all monies owing to any person or entity resulting from Posting your User Content and from BlockJoy’s exercise of the license set forth in this Section.
  3. User Content Disclaimer. We are under no obligation to edit or control User Content that you or other users Post and will not be in any way responsible or liable for User Content. 

• Communications

  1. Push Notifications. When you install our app on your mobile device, you agree to receive push notifications, which are messages an app sends you on your mobile device when you are not in the app. You can turn off notifications by visiting your mobile device’s “settings” page.
  2. Email. We may send you emails concerning our products and services, as well as those of third parties. You may opt out of promotional emails by following the unsubscribe instructions in the promotional email itself.

• Prohibited Conduct. BY USING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE NOT TO:

  1. use the Service for any illegal purpose or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law;
  2. violate, encourage others to violate, or provide instructions on how to violate, any right of a third party, including by infringing or misappropriating any third-party intellectual property right;
  3. access, search, or otherwise use any portion of the Service through the use of any engine, software, tool, agent, device, or mechanism (including spiders, robots, crawlers, and data mining tools) other than the software or search agents provided by BlockJoy;
  4. interfere with security-related features of the Service, including by: (i) disabling or circumventing features that prevent or limit use, printing or copying of any content; or (ii) reverse engineering or otherwise attempting to discover the source code of any portion of the Service except to the extent that the activity is expressly permitted by applicable law;
  5. interfere with the operation of the Service or any user’s enjoyment of the Service, including by: (i) uploading or otherwise disseminating any virus, adware, spyware, worm, or other malicious code; (ii) making any unsolicited offer or advertisement to another user of the Service; (iii) collecting personal information about another user or third party without consent; or (iv) interfering with or disrupting any network, equipment, or server connected to or used to provide the Service;
  6. perform any fraudulent activity including impersonating any person or entity, claiming a false affiliation or identity, accessing any other Service account without permission;
  7. sell or otherwise transfer the access granted under these Terms or any Materials (as defined in Section 6) or any right or ability to view, access, or use any Materials; or
  8. attempt to do any of the acts described in this Section 10 or assist or permit any person in engaging in any of the acts described in this Section 10.

• Modification of Terms. We may, from time to time, change these Terms. Please check these Terms periodically for changes. Revisions will be effective immediately except that, for existing users, material revisions will be effective 30 days after posting or notice to you of the revisions unless otherwise stated. We may require that you accept modified Terms in order to continue to use the Service. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, then you should discontinue your use of the Service and BlockJoy will provide a pro rata refund of any prepaid fees. Except as expressly permitted in this Section 11, these Terms may be amended only by a written agreement signed by authorized representatives of the parties to these Terms. 

• Term, Termination, and Modification of the Service

  1. Term. These Terms are effective beginning when you accept the Terms or first download, install, access, or use the Service, and ending when terminated as described in Section 12.2.
  2. Termination. If you violate any provision of these Terms, then your authorization to access the Service and these Terms automatically terminate. In addition, BlockJoy may, at its sole discretion, terminate these Terms or your account on the Service, or suspend or terminate your access to the Service, at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without notice, and without any liability to you arising from such termination. You may terminate your account and these Terms at any time by contacting customer service at hello@blockjoy.com.
  3. Effect of Termination. Upon termination of these Terms: (a) your license rights will terminate and you must immediately cease all use of the Service; (b) you will no longer be authorized to access your account or the Service; (c) you must pay BlockJoy any unpaid amount that was due prior to termination; and (d) all payment obligations accrued prior to termination and Sections 5.3, 5.4, 6, 12.3, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 will survive. You are solely responsible for retaining copies of any User Content you Post to the Service since upon termination of your account, you may lose access rights to any User Content you Posted to the Service. If your account has been terminated for a breach of these Terms, then you are prohibited from creating a new account on the Service using a different name, email address or other forms of account verification.
  4. Modification of the Service. BlockJoy reserves the right to modify or discontinue all or any portion of the Service at any time (including by limiting or discontinuing certain features of the Service), temporarily or permanently, without notice to you. BlockJoy will have no liability for any change to the Service, including any paid-for functionalities of the Service, or any suspension or termination of your access to or use of the Service. You should retain copies of any User Content you Post to the Service so that you have permanent copies in the event the Service is modified in such a way that you lose access to User Content you Posted to the Service.
  1. Term. These Terms are effective beginning when you accept the Terms or first download, install, access, or use the Service, and ending when terminated as described in Section 12.2.
  2. Termination. If you violate any provision of these Terms, then your authorization to access the Service and these Terms automatically terminate. In addition, BlockJoy may, at its sole discretion, terminate these Terms or your account on the Service, or suspend or terminate your access to the Service, at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without notice, and without any liability to you arising from such termination. You may terminate your account and these Terms at any time by contacting customer service at hello@blockjoy.com.
  3. Effect of Termination. Upon termination of these Terms: (a) your license rights will terminate and you must immediately cease all use of the Service; (b) you will no longer be authorized to access your account or the Service; (c) you must pay BlockJoy any unpaid amount that was due prior to termination; and (d) all payment obligations accrued prior to termination and Sections 5.3, 5.4, 6, 12.3, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 will survive. You are solely responsible for retaining copies of any User Content you Post to the Service since upon termination of your account, you may lose access rights to any User Content you Posted to the Service. If your account has been terminated for a breach of these Terms, then you are prohibited from creating a new account on the Service using a different name, email address or other forms of account verification.
  4. Modification of the Service. BlockJoy reserves the right to modify or discontinue all or any portion of the Service at any time (including by limiting or discontinuing certain features of the Service), temporarily or permanently, without notice to you. BlockJoy will have no liability for any change to the Service, including any paid-for functionalities of the Service, or any suspension or termination of your access to or use of the Service. You should retain copies of any User Content you Post to the Service so that you have permanent copies in the event the Service is modified in such a way that you lose access to User Content you Posted to the Service.

• Indemnity

• Disclaimers; No Warranties by BlockJoy

  1. THE SERVICE AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ON AN “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. BLOCKJOY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE SERVICE AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE, INCLUDING: (A) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT; AND (B) ANY WARRANTY ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE. BLOCKJOY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE, OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT OFFERED THROUGH THE SERVICE, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR FREE OF ERRORS, VIRUSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, AND BLOCKJOY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY OF THOSE ISSUES WILL BE CORRECTED.
  2. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE SERVICE OR BLOCKJOY ENTITIES OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY REGARDING ANY OF THE BLOCKJOY ENTITIES OR THE SERVICE THAT IS NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE SERVICE AND YOUR DEALING WITH ANY OTHER SERVICE USER. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU USE ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND THAT WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY (INCLUDING YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE) OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, INCLUDING USER CONTENT.
  3. THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION 14 APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. BlockJoy does not disclaim any warranty or other right that BlockJoy is prohibited from disclaiming under applicable law.

• Limitation of Liability

  1. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE BLOCKJOY ENTITIES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, OR ANY OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT ON THE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT ANY BLOCKJOY ENTITY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE.
  2. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 16.5 AND 16.6 AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE BLOCKJOY ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR ANY INABILITY TO USE ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE OR OTHERWISE UNDER THESE TERMS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO BLOCKJOY FOR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCE GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM AND (b) US$100.
  3. EACH PROVISION OF THESE TERMS THAT PROVIDES FOR A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, OR EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES IS INTENDED TO AND DOES ALLOCATE THE RISKS BETWEEN THE PARTIES UNDER THESE TERMS. THIS ALLOCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. EACH OF THESE PROVISIONS IS SEVERABLE AND INDEPENDENT OF ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION 15 WILL APPLY EVEN IF ANY LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

• Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

  1. Generally. Except as described in Section 16.2 and 16.3, you and BlockJoy agree that every dispute arising in connection with these Terms, the Service, or communications from us will be resolved through binding arbitration. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, is less formal than a court proceeding, may allow for more limited discovery than in court, and is subject to very limited review by courts. This agreement to arbitrate disputes includes all claims whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory, and regardless of whether a claim arises during or after the termination of these Terms. Any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of this binding arbitration agreement will be resolved by the arbitrator.
     
     YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU AND BLOCKJOY ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.
  2. Exceptions. Although we are agreeing to arbitrate most disputes between us, nothing in these Terms will be deemed to waive, preclude, or otherwise limit the right of either party to: (a) bring an individual action in small claims court; (b) pursue an enforcement action through the applicable federal, state, or local agency if that action is available; (c) seek injunctive relief in a court of law in aid of arbitration; or (d) to file suit in a court of law to address an intellectual property infringement claim.
  3. Opt-Out. If you do not wish to resolve disputes by binding arbitration, you may opt out of the provisions of this Section 16 within 30 days after the date that you agree to these Terms by sending a letter to BlockJoy, Inc., Attention: Legal Department – Arbitration Opt-Out, 867 Boylston Street, 5th Floor #1348, Boston, MA 02116 that specifies: your full legal name, the email address associated with your account on the Service, and a statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration (“Opt-Out Notice”). Once BlockJoy receives your Opt-Out Notice, this Section 16 will be void and any action arising out of these Terms will be resolved as set forth in Section 17.2. The remaining provisions of these Terms will not be affected by your Opt-Out Notice.
  4. Arbitrator. This arbitration agreement, and any arbitration between us, is subject the Federal Arbitration Act and will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules (collectively, “AAA Rules”) as modified by these Terms. The AAA Rules and filing forms are available online at www.adr.org, by calling the AAA at +1-800-778-7879, or by contacting BlockJoy. 
  5. Commencing Arbitration. Before initiating arbitration, a party must first send a written notice of the dispute to the other party by certified U.S. Mail or by Federal Express (signature required) or, only if that other party has not provided a current physical address, then by electronic mail (“Notice of Arbitration”). BlockJoy’s address for Notice is: BlockJoy, Inc., 867 Boylston Street, 5th Floor #1348, Boston, MA 02116. The Notice of Arbitration must: (a) identify the name or account number of the party making the claim; (b) describe the nature and basis of the claim or dispute; and (c) set forth the specific relief sought (“Demand”). The parties will make good faith efforts to resolve the claim directly, but if the parties do not reach an agreement to do so within 30 days after the Notice of Arbitration is received, you or BlockJoy may commence an arbitration proceeding. If you commence arbitration in accordance with these Terms, BlockJoy will reimburse you for your payment of the filing fee, unless your claim is for more than US$10,000 or if the Company has received 25 or more similar demands for arbitration, in which case the payment of any fees will be decided by the AAA Rules. If the arbitrator finds that either the substance of the claim or the relief sought in the Demand is frivolous or brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)), then the payment of all fees will be governed by the AAA Rules and the other party may seek reimbursement for any fees paid to AAA.
  6. Arbitration Proceedings. Any arbitration hearing will take place in the county and state of your [residence/billing address] unless we agree otherwise or, if the claim is for US$10,000 or less (and does not seek injunctive relief), you may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted: (a) solely on the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrator; (b) through a telephonic or video hearing; or (c) by an in-person hearing as established by the AAA Rules in the county (or parish) of your residence. During the arbitration, the amount of any settlement offer made by you or BlockJoy must not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator makes a final decision and award, if any. Regardless of the manner in which the arbitration is conducted, the arbitrator must issue a reasoned written decision sufficient to explain the essential findings and conclusions on which the decision and award, if any, are based. 
  7. Arbitration Relief. Except as provided in Section 16.8, the arbitrator can award any relief that would be available if the claims had been brough in a court of competent jurisdiction. If the arbitrator awards you an amount higher than the last written settlement amount offered by BlockJoy before an arbitrator was selected, BlockJoy will pay to you the higher of: (a) the amount awarded by the arbitrator and (b) US$10,000. The arbitrator’s award shall be final and binding on all parties, except (1) for judicial review expressly permitted by law or (2) if the arbitrator's award includes an award of injunctive relief against a party, in which case that party shall have the right to seek judicial review of the injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction that shall not be bound by the arbitrator's application or conclusions of law. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
  8. No Class Actions. YOU AND BLOCKJOY AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, unless both you and BlockJoy agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.  
  9. Modifications to this Arbitration Provision. If BlockJoy makes any substantive change to this arbitration provision, you may reject the change by sending us written notice within 30 days of the change to BlockJoy’s address for Notice of Arbitration, in which case your account with BlockJoy will be immediately terminated and this arbitration provision, as in effect immediately prior to the changes you rejected will survive.
  10. Enforceability. If Section 16.8 or the entirety of this Section 16 is found to be unenforceable, or if BlockJoy receives an Opt-Out Notice from you, then the entirety of this Section 16 will be null and void and, in that case, the exclusive jurisdiction and venue described in Section 17.2 will govern any action arising out of or related to these Terms. 

• Miscellaneous

  1. General Terms. These Terms, including the Privacy Policy and any other agreements expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms, are the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between you and BlockJoy regarding your use of the Service. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights under these Terms, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms and all rights granted under these Terms, including with respect to your User Content, at any time without notice or consent. The failure to require performance of any provision will not affect our right to require performance at any other time after that, nor will a waiver by us of any breach or default of these Terms, or any provision of these Terms, be a waiver of any subsequent breach or default or a waiver of the provision itself. Use of Section headers in these Terms is for convenience only and will not have any impact on the interpretation of any provision. Throughout these Terms the use of the word “including” means “including but not limited to.” If any part of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, then the unenforceable part will be given effect to the greatest extent possible, and the remaining parts will remain in full force and effect.
  2. Governing Law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of law principles. You and BlockJoy submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts and federal courts located within Kent County, Delaware for resolution of any lawsuit or court proceeding permitted under these Terms. We operate the Service from our offices in Massachusetts, and we make no representation that Materials included in the Service are appropriate or available for use in other locations.
  3. Privacy Policy. Please read the BlockJoy Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) carefully for information relating to our collection, use, storage, and disclosure of your personal information. The BlockJoy Privacy Policy is incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms.
  4. Additional Terms. Your use of the Service is subject to all additional terms, policies, rules, or guidelines applicable to the Service or certain features of the Service that we may post on or link to from the Service (the “Additional Terms”). All Additional Terms are incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms.
  5. Consent to Electronic Communications. By using the Service, you consent to receiving certain electronic communications from us as further described in our Privacy Policy. Please read our Privacy Policy to learn more about our electronic communications practices. You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures, or other communications that we send to you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that those communications be in writing.
  6. Contact Information. The Service is offered by BlockJoy, Inc., located at 867 Boylston Street, 5th Floor #1348, Boston, MA 02116. You may contact us by sending correspondence to that address or by emailing us at hello@blockjoy.com.
  7. Notice to California Residents. If you are a California resident, then under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, you may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-202, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at +1-800-952-5210 in order to resolve a complaint regarding the Service or to receive further information regarding use of the Service.
  8. Support. We are under no obligation to provide support for the Service. In instances where we may offer support, the support will be subject to published policies. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if you have entered into a separate Enterprise Support Agreement with BlockJoy, our support services will be governed by the terms of the Enterprise Support Agreement, which are incorporated herein by reference.
  9. International Use. The Service is intended for visitors located within the United States. We make no representation that the Service is appropriate or available for use outside of the United States. Access to the Service from countries or territories or by individuals where such access is illegal is prohibited.
  10. Publicity. We may use your name, logo, marks, and branding to identify you as a BlockJoy customer, including on our website and in other marketing materials.
  11. Testimonials. If you provide written testimonials about BlockJoy or the Service (each, a “Testimonial”), you hereby grant to BlockJoy a nonexclusive, sublicensable, fully-paid right to use the Testimonials, forever and throughout the world, including to use, copy, exhibit, publish, publicly display or perform, and distribute the Testimonial, in whole or in part, in print (including packaging), television, radio, film, digital media (including internet, social media, websites, and apps), and in all other media now known or hereafter existing for advertising, marketing, publicity, and promotion of BlockJoy and the Service and all other commercial business purposes. BlockJoy may modify the Testimonial so long as the original content is not significantly altered or misrepresented. BlockJoy will be under no obligation to actually use any Testimonial and has the right to use the Testimonial either with or without your name. You hereby waive the right to inspect or approve any use by BlockJoy of a Testimonial. You also represent that each Testimonial is true and accurate and reflects your personal experiences and honest beliefs and is made of your own free will. You hereby hold harmless and release BlockJoy, its officers, directors, agents, and employees from all claims, demands, and liabilities of any kind arising out of or in connection with BlockJoy's use of the Testimonials, including without limitation, claims based upon invasion of privacy, defamation, or right of publicity.

• Stripe Terms. By using or accessing the Service, you also agree to Stripe’s end user terms at https://stripe.com/legal/end-users, which are incorporated hereto by reference.